From: thunk <gmkoller@...>
Date: 2010-04-02T04:45:06+09:00
Subject: Re: Playing Games with "Ruids"


and the most curious thing to me, with all the credentialated
professors, and all the money at stake, and all the great things that
COULD be done, I had 3 shopping baskets with computer components, at
three state-of-the-art computer component suppliers and not one of
them was in a position to do more than take my credit card number.

And I thought - heck - here's a job for some good old thunk magic.

NOW, 3 years later, I KNOW WHAT TO DO, AND HOW TO DO IT, and I still
haven't seen any clue that this type of tool has been put to use.

I like to BUILD my computers, bespoken and all, but I would have
expected it to get EASIER, not more difficult.  Where are you guys
doing useful things?

Give old thunk 500 of "these units" and "good" data on the components
and I'll show ANYBODY what I'm talking about.  Want to make a 5,000
pound wager to make it interesting?   These things could verify
cables, plugs, cpu to mem, fans, power, peer to peer performance, db
estimation, cooling, and you name it these 500 could do it.  And
somebody want to add a new one - it could come from any geek anywhere
that knows his stuff.  I just thought that might be interesting.

so sorry.